Today is Saturday, January 11, 2025
The annual Whitewater Whippet Cross Country water softener salt fundraiser is currently accepting orders! This wildly popular fundraiser looks to take the less-than-exciting chore of going to the store, loading bags of salt, and heading to the register before loading them into your vehicle. Let’s not forget the unloading at home and taking them down your stairs. What a hassle, but not anymore!
The team hopes the heaviest thing you lift when buying salt this year is your pen as you write a check to let us do all the hauling and stacking at your home. Check out the sales flyer linked below to find out all the details about the price per bag and delivery date. We will accept orders through Friday, August 30th. If you have any questions, reach out to any athlete on the team or to Coach Chad Carstens at ccarstens@wwusd.org
A special thank you to Dalee Water Conditioning for supplying the salt for our event!
Link to flyer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RNE1_bdszMsmXri7aZB69flYgOB7PvX_9oLNju6_A0E/edit?usp=sharing
The Greater Whitewater Committee is Set to Host Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Ryan Callahan, as a Guest Speaker at the August Meeting.
The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) is set to host UW-Whitewater Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Ryan Callahan, at the upcoming August meeting. Callahan will be presenting on the state of athletics at the university.
Ryan Callahan was named Interim Director of Intercollegiate Athletics in May, 2019, and assumed the position on a permanent basis in July of 2021.
As the Director of Athletics, Ryan Callahan is responsible for the oversight of the Warhawks’ 22 varsity programs and is a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet. Callahan started working at UW-W in 2007, including a period as Director of Continuing Education, after several years of playing for the San Francisco Giants as a pitcher.
Ryan Callahan is a UW-Whitewater graduate. He was a pitcher for the Warhawk baseball team from 2001-04. He was a three-time all-conference selection and part of three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championships, two conference tournament titles, and three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 2004 trip to the NCAA Championship round. He was inducted into the UW-Whitewater Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019.
The GWC’s upcoming monthly meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, August 8th at 7 a.m. at 841 Brewhouse: 841 E Milwaukee St, Whitewater, WI 53190. The public is more than welcome to attend this meeting to hear more about UW-W intercollegiate athletics. If interested in attending, you must RSVP. To reserve your spot, contact Jeff Knight at jpk@knightpublicaffairs.com or 920.728.0662 by Wednesday, August 7.
“We are very excited to have Ryan Callahan speak at our upcoming GWC meeting,” said GWC President, Jeffery Knight, “ We are interested to learn more about the state of the UW-Whitewater athletic program.”
About the GWC
The GWC is an action-oriented group committed to working with citizens, elected officials, and policymakers to identify, craft, and implement a pro-business agenda. The agenda advances the economic, education, and social policies required to energize and secure the Whitewater area’s economic future, as well as protect Whitewater’s quality of life.
Fall Whippet athletes and their parents/guardians will have a mandatory player/parent meeting in the high school auditorium at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 30. At 6:00, Athletic Director Mr. Justin Crandall will share updated sports guidelines for the fall. Immediately following the large group session, players and parents will transition to sport specific meetings. For more information, contact the Whippet Athletic Department office at 262-472-8105.
Start dates for fall sports at Whitewater High School:
- Football – August 6
- Girls’ Tennis – August 13
- Girls’ Swimming – August 13
- Cross Country – August 19
- Girls’ Volleyball – August 19
- Boys’ Soccer – August 19
According to an article dated July 22 on WeAreGreenBay.com, “A Wisconsin native is receiving quite the contract extension with the Denver Broncos after signing a four-year, $80,000,00 deal.
After signing the extension, Hartford’s Quinn Meinerz, who played for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, will play on Denver’s offensive line through 2028.
A third-round pick in 2021, Meinerz was the 98th overall pick and made an immediate impact for the Broncos. He appeared in 15 games and started nine contests as a rookie before emerging as one of the league’s top guards in 2022…..
Known as a bruiser, Meinerz has gained a reputation as a powerful run blocker and helps his running backs fight for extra yards. In the passing game, according to Pro Football Focus, Meinerz allowed the fourth fewest pressures of any guard with at least 625 snaps in 2023……”
Editor’s note: The photo on the homepage is captioned: Quinn Meinerz is a member of the 2019 D3football.com Preseason All-America team. (Photo by Michael McLoone) Additional photos and information regarding Meinerz’s UW-W career may be found here.
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